Astrophysics, clocks and fundamental constants /
In 1937 the question of a possible temporal variation of the fundamental constants was raised by Paul Dirac in his "large number hypothesis." Today it appears in the context of the search for a unified theory of the fundamental interactions. It touches both fundamental and applied physics,...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin ; New York :
Springer,
[2004]
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| Series: | Lecture notes in physics ;
648. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | In 1937 the question of a possible temporal variation of the fundamental constants was raised by Paul Dirac in his "large number hypothesis." Today it appears in the context of the search for a unified theory of the fundamental interactions. It touches both fundamental and applied physics, as the postulated unalterability of the constants is the foundation for modern metrology. The book presents reviews written by leading experts in the field. Focussing on the question of variations of the fundamental "constants" in time or space, the chapters cover the theoretical framework in which variations are expected and the search for variations of quantities such as the fine-structure constant, the electron/proton mass ratio, g-factors of proton and neutron etc. in astrophysical and geophysical observations and in precision experiments with atomic clocks and frequency standards. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 346 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783540409915 (electronic bk.) 3540409912 (electronic bk.) |
| ISSN: | 0075-8450 ; |